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Book SynopsisFreudâs Principal Case Studies Revisited explores Freudâs six principal case studies studies - Dora, Little Hans, Schreber, Wolf Man, Rat Man and Young Homosexual Girl - through the lens of contemporary psychoanalytic practice.
Thirteen leading Freudian-Lacanian psychoanalysts reassess these cases in light of their significance to psychoanalytic theory and practice and consider their relevance in the twenty-first century. With new case material, theory, and analysis, the cases are critically re-invigorated and restored to a privileged place within psychoanalysis. Each of the cases is approached via a pairing of two psychoanalysts who engage with the clinical material, as well as with each other, in addressing their contributions to an assembled audience of clinicians, trainees and scholars.
Freudâs Principal Case Studies Revisited will be of great interest to psychoanalysts in practice and in training as well as psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiat
